30 October (Zaire ) within release World heavyweight boxing championship goes into circulation Stamp Boxing-match. George Foreman contra Muhammad Ali, black over face value 0.06 Zairean zaire
Stamp Boxing-match. George Foreman contra Muhammad Ali, black over in catalogues | |
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Michel: | Mi:CD 492 |
Belgium: | Bel:CD 850 |
Stamp is vertical format.
There was never a re-mach held in Kinshasa. The stamps used were the series printed before the no’s 843-847. They had a date printed on them of 24-9-74, the match took place one day later. The date was overprinted with a new date, but Mobutu wanted a new stamp for the match. Instead of destroying these series, they were used in 1975.Also in the issue World heavyweight boxing championship:
Stamp Boxing-match. George Foreman contra Muhammad Ali, black over it reflects the thematic directions:
Boxing (also known as "western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport and a martial art in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.